KrebsOnSecurity Hit With Near-Record 6.3 Tbps DDoS

KrebsOnSecurity Hit With Near-Record 6.3 Tbps DDoS

KrebsOnSecurity last week was hit by a near record distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that clocked in at more than 6.3 terabits of data per second (a terabit is one trillion bits of data). The brief attack appears to have been a test run for a massive new Internet of Things (IoT) botnet capable of launching crippling digital assaults that few web destinations can withstand. Read on for more about the botnet, the attack, and the apparent…

A new botnet is preparing to take on Mirai's legacy – only a lot stronger. A security expert has been attacked with 6.3 terabit per second.

KrebsOnSecurity Survives Historic 6.3 Tbps DDoS Attack: A Test of Fury by the Aisuru

In a significant escalation of cyber threats targeting security researchers, the widely respected cybersecurity news site KrebsOnSecurity experienced one of the largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks ever documented last week. The attack, which peaked at a staggering 6.3 terabits of data per second, represents a ten-fold increase over the infamous 2016 Mirai botnet attack that previously forced the site offline for nearly four days…

Krebs on Security: KrebsOnSecurity Hit With Near-Record 6.3 Tbps DDoS | ResearchBuzz: Firehose

Krebs on Security: KrebsOnSecurity Hit With Near-Record 6.3 Tbps DDoS. “KrebsOnSecurity last week was hit by a near record distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that clocked in at more than 6.3 terabits of data per second (a terabit is one trillion bits of data). The brief attack appears to have been a test run for a massive new Internet of Things (IoT) botnet capable of launching crippling digital assaults that few web destinations can wi…

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KrebsOnSecurity Hit with 6.3 Tbps DDoS Attack via Aisuru Botnet

KrebsOnSecurity hit and survided a record-breaking 6.3 Tbps DDoS attack linked to the Aisuru IoT botnet, but it shows the vulnerable state of IoT devices.